setter

B2 Topic:Animals

US /ˈsɛtɚ/ UK /ˈsɛtə/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like satyr /ɛ/ vs /eɪ/

Freq #44871

Meanings

1

noun
a long-haired hunting dog trained to indicate the location of game birds

The setter froze beside the hedge when it caught the scent of a grouse.
2

noun
a person who devises or establishes a task, question, standard, or similar thing

The exam setter checked every question for ambiguity before publication.
3

noun
a person who arranges written material in type

The setter prepared the final column of type for the evening edition.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a long-haired hunting dog... bird doggun dog

2 noun · a person who devises or... author designer originator

3 noun · a person who arranges... typesettercompositor

Word family

Forms setters

Derived forms typesetterpacesettertrendsettergemsetter

Related forms set setting

Etymology

From Middle English settere, an agent noun formed from set and -er. The hunting dog is so called because it was trained to 'set,' or crouch rigidly, on locating game; other senses name a person who sets type, questions, standards, or objects in place.

Topics

Animals

External links

# setter

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈsɛtɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈsɛtə/
**Frequency rank:** 44871

## Meanings
1. a long-haired hunting dog trained to indicate the location of game birds
2. a person who devises or establishes a task, question, standard, or similar thing
3. a person who arranges written material in type

## Examples
- The setter froze beside the hedge when it caught the scent of a grouse.
- The exam setter checked every question for ambiguity before publication.
- The setter prepared the final column of type for the evening edition.

## Synonyms
- typesetter
- compositor

## Derived Forms
- typesetter
- pacesetter
- trendsetter
- gemsetter

## Related Forms
- set
- setting

## Etymology
From Middle English settere, an agent noun formed from set and -er. The hunting dog is so called because it was trained to 'set,' or crouch rigidly, on locating game; other senses name a person who sets type, questions, standards, or objects in place.

## Topics
- Animals

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